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"Caris is a talented guy. He can do a lot of things in the pick and roll," Atkinson said. "I don’t think you can define him by one. He’s a downhill player, he’s a prober. I think he can do both. And he’s getting better at it." March has been his strongest month by far with 14.1 points, 4.4 assists, 3.4 rebounds, 1.3 steals and 1.4 triples, and with four games on the schedule this week, LeVert belongs in standard-league fantasy lineups.

Coach Frank Vogel has talked about finding more minutes for his young players in the final weeks, so Artis will get an opportunity at some point. The 25-year-old wing averaged 19.5 points, 5.9 rebounds, 2.6 assists, 1.2 steals and 2.0 triples in 44 G-League appearances.

Norman Powell (ankle) returned from a two-game absence on Sunday vs. the Thunder, playing 13 minutes with six points, two assists and one triple in 13 minutes.

There's a chance that he wasn't going to be in the rotation, but Fred VanVleet missed Sunday's game with a wrist injury. Powell is safe to leave on the wire even with four games on the schedule this week.

The Blazers won their 13th straight game and Nurk has been in the center of it all, literally and figuratively. He added one assist tonight and made an impact at both ends despite being inefficient offensively, with 8-of-18 FGs and 1-of-2 FTs. Fantasy owners are loving Nurk's rebounds, blocks and FG% during the win streak, and he's even better if you don't need steals -- he's played eight straight games without a steal, spanning 190 minutes.

Lou Williams scored a game-high 30 points in a losing effort on Sunday, making 11-of-24 field goals and 5-of-5 free throws in 31 minutes of action.

Williams sank three 3-pointers with four assists, one rebound and one steal. He also committed just one turnover in 31 minutes tonight, which is a relief for 9-cat owners -- he coughed up five turnovers in two of the Clippers' previous three games. With four games on the schedule each of the next two weeks, Sweet Lou is going to be a major factor in fantasy playoffs.

Montrezl Harrell scored 24 points on Sunday, making 9-of-14 field goals and 6-of-10 free throws with seven rebounds, three assists, two blocks and one steal in just 20 minutes.

Harrell had a game-high 38.3% usage rate tonight and he's now scored double-digit points in 11 out of 12 games since the All-Star break. He shredded the Blazers' backup big men and the supporting stats were a welcome boost (zero steals or blocks in his previous three games). Fantasy owners should also beware his toxic free-throw percentages -- he's at a career-high 64.8% this season, and opponents are increasingly hacking him when he gets the ball in the paint.

Milos Teodosic started vs. the Blazers on Sunday but finished with just six points, three assists, two 3-pointers and one turnover in 23 minutes.

The Clippers went small with Teodosic starting alongside Austin Rivers and Sindarius Thornwell, but the results weren't pretty and Teodosic was -24 during his 23 minutes on the court. Whether you should consider him depends on your fantasy format -- the 30-year-old rookie came in with averages of 9.6 points, 5.1 assists, 2.0 triples and 3.1 rebounds as a starter this season, shooting 40.0% from the field with 2.2 turnovers and just 0.6 steals and 0.1 blocks.

Moe Harkless scored 21 points on 8-of-11 shooting on Sunday, making three 3-pointers with five rebounds, two assists and two steals in 28 minutes.

Harkless hasn't been a consistent fantasy option -- he hadn't scored double-digits in consecutive games since October -- but he's now scored 10+ points in three straight games. He's racking up triples (2.3) and steals (1.7) during this three-game span, and is worth adding while he's running hot.